Impact centre chrétien () is a charismatic Evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Boissy-Saint-Léger, France. It is affiliated with the Communauté des Églises d'expressions africaines en France.
History The Church was founded by pastors Yves and Yvan Castanou twin brothers, in 2002 in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris in France.Stéphanie Le Bars, Les évangéliques, en plein essor, peinent à trouver des lieux de culte, lemonde.fr, France, March 07, 2007Sébastien Fath, Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches, Édition Autrement, France, 2008, p. 147 In 2011, the church reached 1,500 people and moved to a new building in Boissy-Saint-Léger.François Soudan, Congo-Brazzaville : Yves Castanou, berger des télécoms, jeuneafrique.com, France, November 15, 2011VOA, Evangelical Churches Flourishing in Europe, voanews.com, USA, July 24, 2006 Churches have been planted in Africa, America and Europe.Evangeliques.info, Impact Centre Chrétien s'implante en Suisse, evangeliques.info, France, September 15, 2014 In 2013, it would have 3,500 people.Joëlle Misson-Tille, Une Eglise à succès débarque avec des ambitions, christianismeaujourdhui.info, Switzerland, February 18, 2013 In 2025, the headquarters of Boissy-Saint-Léger had 2,000 people.L. B. S., Le modèle des megachurches essaime à travers le monde, la-croix.com, France, August 10, 2015 Warren Bird, World Megachurches, exponential.org, accessed February 5, 2025 In July 2023, it inaugurated a convention center at Croissy-Beaubourg, La Cité Royale, with a 3,780-seat auditorium. Claire Guédon, Églises évangéliques en pleine croissance : l’Île-de-France à l’heure des « megachurches », leparisien.fr, France, March 15, 2023 Herveline Urcun, "Une église où on a envie d’inviter des gens" : ICC inaugure la Cité Royale, infochretienne.com, France, July 07, 2023
Beliefs The Church has a charismatic confession of faith.
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